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Against the Odds: Major Donald E. Keyhoe and His Battle to End UFO Secrecy
Author(s): Linda C Powell (Author)
- Publisher: Anomalist Books
- Publication Date: November 15, 2023
- Language: English
- Print length: 486 pages
- ISBN-10: 1949501388
- ISBN-13: 9781949501384
Book Description
ONE MAN is largely responsible for the twin pillars of current UFO belief: that UFOs represent extraterrestrial technology and that the government is hiding this truth from us.
His name is Donald E. Keyhoe. He was a 51-year-old retired Marine Major when his own investigation of a famous 1948 flying saucer case led him to believe that the US Air Force and the CIA knew the Earth was under surveillance by beings from other worlds and were keeping it secret from the public. For the next 21 years, he devoted himself, at great personal cost, to exposing the official cover-up of what he believed was an alien visitation.
Thanks to his highly-placed contacts in the military and secret informants in the Pentagon, Keyhoe became the first major figure to truly challenge the official view that UFO reports belonged in the domain of “kooks and fuzzy thinkers.” He eventually led what became the world’s most powerful civilian UFO organization, the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP). In this, the first biography of Donald Keyhoe, his public and private life before and during his time as the world’s best-known UFO advocate is revealed.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“As a journalist, I have spent twenty-three years advocating for government transparency on UFOs. Donald Keyhoe, the first to hold the Air Force accountable some seventy years ago, devoted decades of his life to pursuing that effort. Against the Odds is a fascinating, in-depth biography about an extraordinary human being and courageous pioneer who could not be deterred. An inspiring work.” – Leslie Kean, author of UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record
“It’s a landmark bio of Donald Keyhoe…He was the first person to be questioning the government and UFOs…a great read…He began the serious narrative about ufos… A really fascinating story about the early days of ufology…The research is meticulous. Linda Powell is a top-notch researcher… ” – Christine Scott, UFO Talker
“…”the most well-researched book in the UFO field that I’ve ever seen…For any viewer out here who is serious about understanding the history of the filed of UFOlogy, particularly in the United Sates, this is a must read book.” – Jeffrey Mishlove, New Thinking Allowed
